Introduction to interview research; Characterizing qualitative research interviews; Epistemological issues of interviewing; Ethical issues of interviewing; The qualitative research interview as context; The matizing and designing an interview study; Conducting an interview; Interview variations; Interview quality; Transcribing interviews; Preparing for interview analysis; Interview analyses focusing on meaning; Interview analyses focusing on language; Eclectic and theoretical analyses of interviews; The social construction of validity; Reporting interview knowledge; Conversations about interviews; Appendix: Learning tasks.